Note: This featurette is available in 2D and 3D, even on the 2D disc. The film wasn't shot with 3D cameras and was converted in post-production but the extensive use of CG means that much of the 3D is effective and the filmmakers explain how they used the added dimensionality to emphasis certain scenes. In Your Face! The Turtles in 3D (04:23) - A brief featurette that covers the 3D aspects of the production which, as the director explains, was always planned for 3D. The featurette covers everything from pre-viz to motion capture to the computer generated animation and includes interviews with all the key participants, including the director, producer, actors, stunt performers and ILM. The extras are the same for both versions and they're a reasonable set of featurettes that are all presented in high definition.ĭigital Reality (17:56) - A featurette that covers the techniques involved in creating the turtles themselves. The Blu-ray of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is available as a 2D version that also includes a DVD and as a 3D version. Come on, who doesn't want to see a mutant warthog and a bad-ass rhino. They'll also be wondering what happened to Bebop and Rocksteady who got dropped at the last minute. However fans of the original cartoon series and live action movies will probably be wondering where all the nostalgic fun went. The result is a glossy slice of mindless entertainment that will no doubt appeal to its target audience, with plenty of fart jokes and over-the-top action. The CG animation is also pretty good and an obvious step-up from a bunch of blokes in suits. About the only thing that the film does get right is the spirit and character of the turtles themselves, even if they are gigantic over-muscled six-footers in this version. The cast includes William Fitchner, Will Arnett, who should know better, and Whoopi Goldberg, who's probably just glad she's not in Theodore Rex this time. In fact the filmmakers have been doing more backflips than a martial artist as far as the story is concerned and it shows in the film. Our titular heroes don't even make an appearance until 22 minutes into a film that tries too hard to change the established backstory of the turtles themselves. In fact you get quite a lot of Fox's character, so much so that the film feels more like the April O'Neil story than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You also get Megan Fox, who has presumably kissed and made up with Bay after likening him to Adolph Hitler on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. So you get all the usual Bay cliches like tons of CG, explosions, 360 degree camera pans, slow motion, female objectification, juvenile humour and loads of product placement. In fact at times the film feels like it was also directed by Bay, although it was actually directed by Jonathan Liebesman ( Battle Los Angeles). This new film is yet another Michael Bay production, so at least viewers know what to expect. So it doesn't come as a surprise to discover that everyone's favourite pizza eating, martial arts practising reptiles are the latest franchise to get a modern update.
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